The last language : a novel

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DuBois, Jennifer, 1983- author

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"Provocative and profound in its exploration of what makes us human, The Last Language is the story of Angela's work using an experimental therapy with her nonverbal patient, Sam, and their relatio...

"Provocative and profound in its exploration of what makes us human, The Last Language is the story of Angela's work using an experimental therapy with her nonverbal patient, Sam, and their relationship that ensues"--

2001. Only months after the death of her husband, Angela is devastated when she is ejected from her graduate program in linguistics at Harvard University. Soon after, she suffers a miscarriage. The young widow and her four-year-old child move into her mother's house. She finds underpaid work at the Center, a fledgling organization utilizing an experimental therapy aimed at helping nonspeaking patients with motor impairments. She works closely with Sam, a twenty-eight-year-old patient who has been confined to his bedroom for most of his life. Sam takes to the technology-- and so does Angela. Their relationship turns intimate, but when Sam's family discovers their relationship, they brings charges. -- adapted from jacket

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